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T. RICHARDS, Jr. Wooden Bucket, Tub, &o.

Patented Jan. 13', 1880.

@itnesszs N,FETER$, PHOTO LiTHOE HER, WASHINGTON D D UNITED STATESTHOMAS RIGHARDS, JR,

OF ATOO, NEW JERSEY.

WOODEN BUCKET, TUB, 80C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 223,541, dated January13, 1880.

' Application filed December 8, 1879.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, THOMAS RICHARDS, J12,

of Atco, Camden county, New Jersey, have invented an Improvement inWooden Buckets, Tubs, and Measures, of which invention the followingis aspecification.

The staves of hooped vesse1ssuch as buckets, tubs, and measures-made ofwood shrink when they become dry, allowing the hoops to loosen and falldown and the vessels to go to pieces.

To remedy the defect referred to I'connect the hoops of such vessels byupright bands,

strips, or plates, thus forming a frame-work which holds the staves inposition until the hoops can be tightened, no matter how much shrunkenthe staves may be.

In the annexed drawings, representing a bucket in elevation, Figure 1shows an edge view of the upright bands, and Fig. 2 a front view of one(any) of said bands in position.

The bands marked a are fastened tothe bottom hoop, b, by rivets c, andto the upper hoop, cl, by rivets 6, each of which rivets 6 passesthrough a. slot, f, or hole in the upright band a, and has a head on theunder side to give it ahold on the hoop.

If more hoops than one besides the bottom hoop are employed, the uprightbands are fastened to all the upper hoops by rivets passing throughslots or holes made for them in the bands in the manner described orinstead of making slots in the bands afor rivets, as above set forth,screws or nails maybe driven through the upper hoop or hoops and handsinto the wood-work.

work composed of the hoops and bands, and.

the hoops may then be tightened, thus avoidin g the destruction of thevessel.

I claim- The upright bands, strips, or plates at, in combination withthe hoops of a wooden vessel, forming a frame tokeep the vessel fromfalling to pieces when its staves are shrunken,

substantially as set forth.

T. RICHARDS, JR.

Witnesses:

THos. A. BURTT, JOHN A. WIEDERsHEiM.

